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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced they “will not impose penalties for noncompliance” with the regulatory requirements under the HIPAA Rules against covered health care providers in connection with the good faith provision of telehealth during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency. By sharing sensitive data over a virtual communications app, it creates an opportunity for hackers to access the conversation. The healthcare industry’s hyper-sensitive regulations on record sharing present itself as a problem for telehealth platforms. Hospitals need to double down on IT and cybersecurity to fight off potential privacy breaches.